Display cabinet



June 4, 1929.

' C. W. KFQESS DISPLAY CABINET 2 Sheets-Sheet l Filed Aug. 4, 1928 h I z; NTOR i y I I id ATTORNEY June 4, 1929 c, w, KRESS 1,715,459

DISPLAY CABINET Filed Aug. 4, 1928 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 I 1i W 14 19 WII/I/l/l/l/MI/IM lNVENTOR ATTORNEY Patented June 4, 1929 untrue CLAUDE w. KRESS, on NEW YORK, N. Y.

DISPLAY. CABINET.

Application filed August 4 1928. Serial no. 297,389.

My invention relates to display cabinets and refers particularly to cabinets havlng a v plurality of cl langeable shelves.

It is frequently desirable to have display "5 cabinets of such constructlon and arrange.-

10 sirable that they should be attractive, and

hence, the position of the shelves should always be uniform with the shelves equi-distant from each other irrespective of thenumber of shelves employed.

This desirable attribute demands a device so constructed :that the shelf supporting means may be readily changed to increase, or

decrease, the number of shelves, the supporting means being. so arranged as to hold the shelves in uniform position. with respect to each other. I

The device of my invention accomplishes all of the above, and other, desirable objects,

' as will be evident upon a consideration of my specification and accompanyingdrawings.

In the accompanying drawings illustrat- 'ing modified forms of the device ofmy invention, similar parts are designated by sim lar numerals. V

Figure. 1 is a top view of'one'form of the device of my invention, partly brokenaway for purposes of clearness of description.

Figure 2 is a front View of the device of Figure 1. Figure 3 is a section throughthe line 3'3 of Figure 1.

Figure 4 is a fragmentary viewof. a modi v fie d form of shelf support.

Figure 5 is a fragmentary view of a modi fied form of a shelf support,

Figure 6 is a perspective View of the'shelf supporting frame of the device of Figures 1, 2 and 3.

The particular form of the device of my in,- vention, illustrated inFi'gures 1, 2, 3 and 6 of the accompanying drawings,comprisingacasing havingthe bottom 10, the back 11, the two sides 12, 12, the inclined glass front 13 and the glass top 14. r

r A mirror. 15 rests upon the bottom 10, and lower portion-ofthe mirror 16 rests upon the bottom 10 and the upperportion is supported by the channel membe'r16'.

Two side mirrors 17, 17 rests uponthe bot steps 23, 23.

1 in Figure 3.

tom 10, the upper portion of each beingsup ported by a channel member 18. V

The glass top. 14 rests within the recess 19 of the back'll, a pin 20 passing through the top 14 and into a holewithinthe back 11.

The top'l l also rests uponjthe rod-20 ex tending across thecasingzfand' supported by the two sides 12,12.

The front 13 rests'upon the rod 20.

l/Vithin the casing is a shelf supporting frame comprising the bottom 21 and the'two sides 22,22 having apluralityiof receding steps 23, 23, 23, the riser 24: of eachstep being curved downwardly and inwardly with u re-' spect to the next lower stepu v i L The inward faceof each riser carries a shelf support 25, pivotally attached at 26, and a stop-pin 27,'the pivot 26 and the stop-pin 27 being so positioned that the shelf support 25 will support an auxiliary glassshelf 28 .proximately midway between the steps Exteriorly'of each shelf-supporting side 22Yis an angularshelf support 29 and a stop pin 30, the support 29;being pivotally attached to the side 22 at 31. Thesupport 29. serves to support the glass shelf32. Glass shelves 33, 33 rest upon the opposed When the full shelf capacity of the casing is desired, the deviceis positioned as shown When it is desired to reduce the, i

number of shelves, the shelves 28, 28, 28 and 32 are removed and the shelf supports 25, 25,

25,29 placed inthe position shown; in full I lines 111' Figure 6 and in dotted lines in Fig:

ure 3.

so i

It will be noted tliatboth when-the pivotal supports are employed and when they are not employed,v

other.

The modified form of auxiliary shelf supthe shelves are arranged," harmoniously and equi-distant from each ports shown in Figure 4 comprises a sheet support 34, slidable by each side 22.;

The modified form of'auxiliary shelf sup within a run-way 35 carried c ar riesalso a stop pin 39.

ports, shown in Figure5, comprises an angular shelf support v36 havingjan opening 37 Y I A pin 38, carried bythe side 22, is v fBy removable shelf supports, ,Iwm'eani: shelf supports so positione'dand constructed: I

drawings.

I do not built myself to the particulars ze,

that they may be placed in position to support shelves between the step. shelves and may be removed from such positionif desired- V i 7 Theme and operation of my device are clearly V illustrated shape, number, or arrangement, ofparts, as shown and described, as [these are given simply asa means for clearly describing the device of my invention; What I claim is: V V

1. In a display cabinet, in combination, a

icasing, a shelf supporting member having a steps within the casing plurality of receding shelfupon eachsaidstep, a plurality ofshelf supports intermediate of the steps-and pivotally carried by'the shelf-supporting member,

and a shelf upon each, said pivotal. support. 2. lnaidisplay cabn1et,'in COBllJlnAblOD', a cas1ng,"hav1ng abottom, a back, twosides,

Ia topxand a glass front, a shelf'supporting member having, a bottom and two receding stepped sides, within'the casing, a shelf upon each opposedpair of'said steps, a plurality of auxiliary shelf supports pivotally carried by in the I accompanying ports pivotally the shelf supporting member sides and a shelf carried by each said auxiliary support. V

3. In a display cabinet, incombination, a casing having a bottom, a back, two sides, a topand a glass front, a shelf supporting member having a bottom and two receding stepped sides within the casing, a shelf upon each said step, a plurality of auxiliary shelf supports intermediate of the steps pivotally carried by the shelf supporting member 's1des and a shelf carried by each said aux liary support. 4c. In a display cabinet, inv combination, a

casing having a bottom,a back, two sides, a

top ,and a glass front, a shelf supporting a shelf upon eachmember having a bottom and two receding; 

